acotyledonous

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adjective

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

OriginEnglish cotyledonous ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveacotyledonous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishcotyledonous
  7. Englishacotyledonous

From a- + cotyledonous.

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Translations

French acotylédone, acotylédoné
  • acotylédonehaving no seed lobes
  • acotylédonéhaving no seed lobes
Greek ακοτυλήδονος
  • ακοτυλήδονος (akotylídonos)having no seed lobes
Italian acotiledone
  • acotiledonehaving no seed lobes
Portuguese acotiledóneo, acotiledôneo
  • acotiledóneohaving no seed lobes
  • acotiledôneohaving no seed lobes
Spanish acotiledóneo
  • acotiledóneohaving no seed lobes
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APA

acotyledonous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acotyledonous

MLA

“acotyledonous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acotyledonous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acotyledonous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acotyledonous.

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